A decently known cell phone manufacturer, Hop-on, has recently decided to create a phone running Google’s Android platform. In case you are not familiar with Hop-on, it is basically a company that creates cell phones as well as accessories for diverse and new markets. They are probably most known for creating the world’s first disposable phone. One of the special things about Google’s Android that makes it so appealing is the fact that anyone can create apps for it, as it is open source. Plenty more after the break.

Remember Hop-On, who recently gave us the $10 disposable GSM handset, the HOP 1800? Well, aside from that offering, Hop-On is also releasing not one but six additional GSM handsets that are expected to cost no more than $150 when they begin hitting various international mobile markets.

In this latest line-up Hop-On is also adding the HOP 1801 smartphone, the tri-band GSM HOP 1803, the low-cost phone emerging market HOP 1805, the dual-band camera equipped HOP 1810, the dual-sim multimedia HOP 1808 and the 3G phone capable HOP 1809.

The latest low-cost, practically disposable handset to hit the market comes courtesy of Hop-On in the form of the $10 HOP1800. The handset will be available to use worldwide as it will come in two models, the dual-band 850/1900MHz or the 900/1800MHz for Europe and Asia. The HOP1800 is just the handset and will require more »